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Stop 2 of our Gulf Coast Mardi Gras road trip drops us into New Orleans for parades, oysters, king cake, and a little parade-weather luck. We revisit old favorites like Pêche and Cochon Butcher, watch the Femme Fatales roll past from Avenue Pub’s balcony on St. Charles, and make the pilgrimage to Dong Phuong for the ultimate king cake. Includes… Continue Reading →
First stop on a Gulf Coast Mardi Gras Road Trip: Mobile, Alabama, where they throw full boxes of Moon Pies at your head and claim they invented the whole thing before New Orleans. Three-generation families working parade routes like pros, krewe barn parties, and a rainy Sunday hunt for the best king cake. Continue Reading →
After wrapping up the podcast with Episode #200, TravelCommons is back — in writing this time. With retirement replacing road warrior life, Mark will balance destination stories with advice about trip logistics that actually matters. He leans into serendipity, shares examples from Maine and Hungary trip planning, and lays out his future plans for the blog. Continue Reading →
Here are the travel and food recommendations I’ve been giving for quick trips to Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis… and a longer one to Oaxaca Continue Reading →
Finishing 19 years of podcasting where I’ve been thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in some nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy Continue Reading →
Using my face as my boarding pass to get on a flight to Oaxaca, Mexico and then as my passport to get back in the US got me thinking about how facial recognition has permeated the travel experience. To help us understand where this is going, we talk with two travel industry experts, Dr. Sheldon Continue Reading →
London’s vacation rental market is broken and Booking.com is no help. Also, Hertz’s EV retreat, Sioux City, Iowa embraces their SUX airport code, a flash-in-the-pan airport delay crypto betting app. Continue Reading →
Travel volume continues to grow, straining airline capacities and airport aisles — and that’s even before the Christmas travel crush hits. As you mentally prepare yourself to wade into the crowds, here are TravelCommons’ top holiday travel tips to keep you moving over the river and through the woods… But above all, be realistic. It’s Continue Reading →
It’s the sustainability episode of the TravelCommons podcast, talking about my experience renting a Tesla from Hertz and my road-tested list of Christmas gift suggestions for the frequent traveler(s) in your life. I also talk about some new TSA biometrics equipment I faced (literally) in Nashville and yet another update on the EU’s ETIAS system Continue Reading →
In this beer-focused episode, John Holl, editor of All About Beer, gives us his take on beer tourism and tips on how to beer travels. I talk about my experience planning my Asheville, NC taproom visits with ChatGPT. We also dive deep into the new JD Power Airport Satisfaction Survey and do a quick update Continue Reading →